Create Impressionist painting effects using Photoshop

This excerpt from Photoshop Fine Art Effects Cookbook demonstrates how Photoshop users can transform ordinary images into masterpieces that simulate the classic style of the famous French Impressionist painters.

The Photoshop Fine Art Effects Cookbook explains how to use Photoshop CS2 to transform everyday images into extraordinary echoes of masterworks by famous photographers, printmakers, and painters. This excerpt from a sample chapter focuses on recreating the Impressionist style made famous by the French painters Monet, Manet, Renoir, and Pisarro. The excerpt begins with an overview of Impressionism, focusing on the distinctive features of the style, then concludes with a step-by-step recipe accompanied by color images that demonstrate the foolproof technique for replicating this style in Photoshop.

Title: Photoshop Fine Art Effects Cookbook
Author: John Beardsworth
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Chapter 62: Easy-to-Follow Recipes to Recreate the Classic Styles of Great Artists & Photographers
ISBN: 0596100620; Copyright © 2006 O'Reilly Media, Inc. All rights reserved.
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